At the Abilene Christian University Library, the budget was supplemented by selling books on eBay that were duplicates or had been discarded. In calendar year 2002, the library made over $900 in book sales. Of that total, $377 was used Continue reading Using e-Bay and PayPal to Supplement the Library Budget→

Vaidhyanathan’s “radical and original explanation of the future of information is a warning shot that will mobilize anarchists and controllers alike.

Community is a term that is especially important, and especially problematic, in education today. We use computers, the Internet, and other means of telecommunications to link more kinds of people, in more kinds of ways, than ever before. But these Continue reading Collaboration: Building Community Online and On Campus→

The best approach is to ensure that information literacy instruction is aligned with the institution’s mission; that all faculty and administrative staff understand that it embraces each of their domains; and that implementation at the institutional, program, and course levels Continue reading Laying the Foundation for Assessing Information Literacy→

The LTLOC team provides an informal and interactive live tour and overview of LTLOC as you begin a week of online learning and networking. Don’t miss the participant self-portraits in the whiteboard!

This pre-conference workshop with Dane Ward explores theories of organizational culture and the benefits and challenges that result from different approaches to “doing your job”. How do those leading an organization identify the culture of their workplace and use it Continue reading Pre-Conference Workshop: Organizational Culture – Making it Work→

Critical to affecting change at your institution is being invited to the meetings where decisions get made. How do you go beyond just being at meetings to being critical to them? This workshop with Pat Wagner will explore the importance Continue reading Pre-Conference Workshop: Navigating Networking – Being Essential to Decisions→

This recent audio interview with LTLOC featured presenter Amy Friedlander of the Council on Library Information Resources (CLIR) explores a recent report by Friedlander on current trends and demographics relating to the use of scholarly information.

This session explores how public libraries can meet the needs of their young patrons, and bring more kids into libraries by offering innovative technology programs and services. One such after-school program, Live Homework Help, was launched in September 2001, and Continue reading Innovative Youth Programming in Public Libraries→

LearningTimes and the LearningTimes Library Online Conference hosted this free interactive webcast on the topic of